the orange car saga: not nuts, just 276.8rwhp..

Display your ride and post power figures, dyno runs, drag and circuit times.

SPEND UP AND MAKE IT CRAZY in hope of more $$??

Poll ended at Sat Aug 26, 2006 9:06 pm

YES it`ll sell easier if it's faster
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NO dont be silly fkn
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Post by Mick »

good stuff glen thats so true :beer

redzone dont drop the price on it mate its too bloody good to give away, especially if you dont care if it doesnt sell :wink:

there are lots of ways to sell cars, and this forum isnt the only one mate, spned up on it, drive it and be bloody happy!!! :pimp
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well i suppose as they say the proof of the pudding is in the eating! time will tell as to whether i get what i want for it. and i most definitely wont be making a profit! i just think that if u can spend $1000 to make maybe $2-3000 then its gonna be worth it.

i just sold a sweet little bearing blue JA to a guy on the sunshine coast here (spud - he`s on the forum here now) and i didn`t have to advertise it or anything. i got what i wanted for it, he`s getting a nice little car that doesn`t need any work (i have taken care of all that - no dodgy roadworthies here eh) and to top it off his mate loves it so much he`s quite possibly gonna buy the red spoilered JA i was building as my drift car before gary`s JB came up for sale. (hope i havn`t jinxed myself now by talking about it)

so i think i`ve done pretty well on the sunshine coast to make all the young fellas aware of how good a car a starion really is, there must be more starions out n about around here per capita than any other place in australia! and there will be a few more soon too! :beer
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Entaran wrote:AXELR8 which was in pretty damned good condition and running a full vr4 engine with haltech and 12.x timeslips only made 8.5k or something. It was a bastard of a car to sell too.
It's a bastard to sell a modified car for a profit, but he managed, so it's all about finding the right buyer.
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I agree with magazine features helping to sell cars.

I sold my 3 cyl Swift in 1999 for $25k

It did have a $2000 paint job and was the loudest car in Australia, but it cost maybe $15k........

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DD Phil wrote:
and was the loudest car in Australia,

Phil
what mag? an what db?
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I think if your willing to take the risk GO FOR IT

if successful it will make all of our cars (and others of your own) more valuable in the marketplace

But then I paid $800 (pacific pesos/NZ$ too) for mine

Of course you can now say as seen on Top Gear.....
"aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines" - Enzo Ferrari

"I used to be frightened by the idea of having a racing accident and not being able to wake up again. Now things are changed. I often fall asleep during a GP, but at least I have the reasonable certainty of being able to wake up, later."
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You could try and sell it at jamboree....

The more hoons (oops, i mean enthusiasts) in one place the

more chance you might sell it for what you want.

Still working on selling that red ja for you though. :pimp
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Glen GSR III wrote:
DD Phil wrote:
and was the loudest car in Australia,

Phil
what mag? an what db?
Hot 4s, it a had a band accross the top cover also. 155.5dB back in 1998/9.

My Honda Civic extreme SPL car is the loudest in Australia at present, doing 164.4 on the new meter (about 170dB on the old mic) using just one amp. We're running it at Adelaide Autosalon next weekend with a lot more power. :)

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a civic :shock: ...... y isnt it in a starion phil..... turn ya purple one into a sound beast and then u can increase the starion awareness that way :D
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Dave you and I both know people on here don't pay good money for cars, wouldn't waste the effort unless your keeping it.
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well it should be running again this weekend, with the stock turbo and injection setup to run it in. then we`ll see about the crazy stuff!
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DD Phil wrote:We're running it at Adelaide Autosalon next weekend with a lot more power. :)

Phil
Are you gonna be here? I might actually go if you are.
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decoy wrote:
DD Phil wrote:We're running it at Adelaide Autosalon next weekend with a lot more power. :)

Phil
Are you gonna be here? I might actually go if you are.
The wagon will be there, I'm not because I'm getting married tomorrow. :)

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congrads Phil, where u getting married?
wish u all the best dude. Tell her ash from uni said hi too....
have a great time on your honeymoon :D
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DD Phil wrote:
decoy wrote:
DD Phil wrote:We're running it at Adelaide Autosalon next weekend with a lot more power. :)

Phil
Are you gonna be here? I might actually go if you are.
The wagon will be there, I'm not because I'm getting married tomorrow. :)

Phil
:beer i hope you and the starion live happily ever after!
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